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M21.219

Billable

Flexion deformity, unspecified shoulder

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A permanent bending or inability to fully straighten a shoulder joint when the specific side is not identified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from the medical record
  • •If the specific shoulder (right or left) is documented, use M21.211 or M21.212 for greater specificity

Code Hierarchy

└M21Other acquired deformities of limbs└M21.2Flexion deformity└M21.21Flexion deformity, shoulder└M21.219Flexion deformity, unspecified shoulder
└M21.219Flexion deformity, unspecified shoulder

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